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Edward Cornelius Watts 1620–1690 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct. 16, 1620

Birth Location: Wells, Somerset, England

Death Date: 12 Sep 1690

Death Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States

Father: Joseph England

Mother: Susan Pope

Spouse(s): Anne Sherman

Children(s): Thomas Watts, Edward II

Edward Cornelius Watts was born in 1620 in Wells, Somerset, England, the child of Joseph Edward Cornelius Watts England And Susan Ann Esserman Pope. Edward Cornelius Watts married Anne Sherman, and had children including Edward Watts Ii, Thomas Cornelius Watts. Edward Cornelius Watts passed away in 1690 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Edward Cornelius Watts was born in 1620 in Wells, Somerset, England, the child of Joseph Edward Cornelius Watts England And Susan Ann Esserman Pope.
  • Edward Cornelius Watts married Anne Sherman, and had children including Edward Watts Ii, Thomas Cornelius Watts.
  • Edward Cornelius Watts passed away in 1690 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Watts's Ancestors

Self
Edward Watts
1620–1690
Birth Place: Wells, Somerset, England
Parents
Joseph Edward Cornelius Watts - England
1590–1640
St. Cuthbert's Parish, Wells, Somerset, England---Wells, Norfolk, England
Susan (Ann Esserman) Pope
1594–1679
Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Richard Harrison Watts (Wyatt)) (Wiatt)
1560–1627
Benenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Deeringe
1574–1630
Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Robert (Pope) II
1570–1602
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
Anne (Brough) Wright
1569–1639
Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Rev White
1544–1605
Lady Compton
1553–1589
Roberte Pope
1532–1599
Lord Knight
1548–1617
Roberdye Parke\Pake
1550–1603
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Watts's Descendants

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Edward (Cornelius) Watts (Oct. 16, 1620–12 Sep 1690) m. Anne Sherman (1630–1665)
  1. 1. Thomas (Cornelius) Watts 1640–1674 m. Mary (Frances) Norgrave 1640–1690
  2. 2. Edward (Watts) II 1650–1728 m. Anne Martin 1664–1742

Edward Watts's Timeline

5 Records

1620
16 Oct 1620
Birth of Edward Cornelius Watts in Wells, Mendip District, Somerset, England
Wells, Mendip District, Somerset, England
1620
Oct. 16, 1620
Birth of Edward Cornelius Watts in Wells, Somerset, England
Wells, Somerset, England
1690
12 Sep 1690
Age 70
Death of Edward Cornelius Watts in Stafford County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Stafford County, Virginia, British Colonial America
1690
12 Sep 1690
Age 70
Death of Edward Cornelius Watts in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
1704
1704-1724
Age 84
Edward Cornelius Watts resided here in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1620
    Event Place: Wells, Mendip District, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct. 16, 1620
    Event Place: Wells, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Stafford County, VA, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1640
    Record Source: Virginia Immigrants

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1704-1724
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Richmond County Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: James City, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia Immigrants

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1690
    Event Place: Stafford County, Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1690
    Event Place: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States

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